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'''''Dawkinsia srilankensis''''',<ref>Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief23_1_12.pdf A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).] ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.''</ref> the '''blotched filamented barb''', is a species of [[ray-finned fish]] in the genus ''[[Dawkinsia]]''. |
'''''Dawkinsia srilankensis''''',<ref>Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief23_1_12.pdf A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).] ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.''</ref> the '''blotched filamented barb''', is a species of [[ray-finned fish]] in the genus ''[[Dawkinsia]]''. This species is [[endemic]] to the [[Kalu River]] in [[Sri Lanka]] and it is in imminent danger of going [[extinct]].<ref>Nirmala Kannangara (20 January). [http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2013/01/20/legal-extinction/ Legal Extinction?]. The Sunday Leader.</ref><ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase | genus = Dawkinsia | species = srilankensis | month = September| year = 2016}}</ref> It was bred recently in the [[National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka|Dehiwala Zoological Gardens]]. |
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== References == |
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Dawkinsia srilankensis (Senanayake, 1985)[1]
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Barbus srilankensis Senanayake 1985 |
Dawkinsia srilankensis,[2] the blotched filamented barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Dawkinsia. This species is endemic to the Kalu River in Sri Lanka and it is in imminent danger of going extinct.[3][4] It was bred recently in the Dehiwala Zoological Gardens.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Puntius srilankensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.
- ^ Nirmala Kannangara (20 January). Legal Extinction?. The Sunday Leader.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Dawkinsia srilankensis" in FishBase. September 2016 version.